The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-04-06
The Chicago Election

CHICAGO, H., April 5,-The day is
clear and cold and reports from nearly
all wards indicate that very large vote
will be polled. The contest lies between
the Republican and Labor candidates,
very few Prohibition votes being cast,
although Prohibitienists have ticket
peddlers at nearly all polling places.
The polls opened at 6 O'Clock and the
greater portion of the Labor vote was
polled during the early hours. At 8
o'clock reports from various pre-
cincts showed that from one
fourth to One-half of the entire
registered vote had been cast.
By noon fully one-half and in some
wards two-thirds of the entire registered
vote had been cast. This would indi-
cate that the total city vote will reach
probably $4,000, and possibly $1,000
While there have been large crowds ct
the polling places, no violence has been
reported. In the Eleventh and Twelfth
wards, except in q few preeinc,s, the
voting is almost solid for the Republic
can ticket, Democrats and Repu blicans
ing it without reserve. In one
precinct where 145 votes had been cast
up to noon, out of q total registration
of 260 only three labor tickets had
been cast. In the outlying wards the
labor ticket is ahead in some instances,
but at no polling place is the prepon-
derance OF the labor vote oYerwhelm-
ing. The Republican party managers
at noon claim that Roche for mayor,
would have majority of from 5000
to 10000. The board of trade and
banks are closed.
At 8 O'Clock, this afternoon, and
within an hour of the closing of the
polls, it was estimated that 10000 votes
had been polled. The absolute defeat of
the Labor ticket is assured, but esti-
mates as to majorities are conjectured,
and vary widely. While the Labor
leaders have made the claim that they
would poll 10000 votes, it is certain
their votes will fall below 80 900, and the
claim is even made that the party will
not cast to exceed 10000 as the total
showing of the sparty strength. Very
few Democrates have voted the Labor
ticket. and while some have renamed
away from the polls, the support OF the
Republican ticket by Democrats has
been as hearty as by the Republicans
themselves. The Fourteenth ward,
which is a Socialistic stronghold, and
which the Labor managers claimed
their party would carry by 5000 or
4 900 majority, has undoubtedly gone
Republican. The showing in other
wards claimed by Socialists, is almost
equally disastrous. 1t is regarded as
doubtful whether the Labor party VIII
elect more than two aldermen, and this
will be the extent of the showing the
party will be able to make. at 3 O'Clock
this afternoon, bets were made IN pool
rooms, that the Republican ticket
ko oIanfad II Ok nm
Gas p.m.-Ninety-thre precincts out |
of 339 give Roche Republican, 10, l38 |
majority over Nelson (Labor).
The present Indications are that the
Labor party has only carried one ward
in the city. 1t is possible that the head
of the ticket has been carried by the |
Republicans by 25 600 to 80 coo.
Att 80 p.m., the indications are that
Roche's majority will be 80. 000-a figure
that surprises every body. II the $500 i
votes naturalized during the past month |
nv the United Labor party be added TO |
the $4,000 cast for Socialist Stauber last
fall. the total vote will be very near
what Nelson's vote now promises to be |
in to-day's election. This would mean
that the attempt to deliver the Demo
cratic vote TO the United Labor party |
had failed utterly. Returns received at
the Town Hal III buc osOOnys 90 80
mt mn toSp.m. indicate that Elmer. Wash
bprne heading the reform ticket,
which was allisd with the Roche cl, ticket ticket
Supervisor by a majority of LOO. over all
opposition. + .. 900 o
Roche fRepubEcan) 1913 majority
over Nelson Labor. The present Ihdl-
cations are that the Labor party has
only carried one ward in the CITY: IL
Is possible that the head OF the ticket
has been carried by the Republicans
by 25 900 to 10000. I'D sovon,v
pm. One hundred a ana f ssesenty
iicanl 10000 majority over Nelson,
Labor candidate.
Two hundred and eighty-niineo % ere
,cincts give Roche majority OF Z,as;
Fifty precincts are yet to De heard
from ON and they are scattered q, t l.Sa b
out the city, and will probably ~ P ms5s no
s'4op.m.-With twenty precincts yet
to hear from, Roche's majority Is sSAoo'